Sentence examples for been the example from inspiring English sources
"Until recently, Greece had been the example to avoid.
Ireland, which has posted strong performances as a qualifier in the last two World Cups — eliminating Pakistan in 2007 and beating England this year, when it was highly competitive against test nations throughout the tournament — has been the example cited in most comments criticizing the decision, and it is among the driving forces behind the protests.
Brea has long been the example county teams tried to emulate, and Woodbridge and Mater Dei were the successful students who surpassed the teacher for two years.
There was no loss of life, but this incident prompted the building of a lighthouse on the skerries in 1979, and may also have been the example required for the formation of the present Search and Rescue helicopter unit, based at Sumburgh Airport.
In 1893, Republican General Francis A. Walker wrote, "Although I did not vote for General Hancock, I am strongly disposed to believe that one of the best things the nation has lost in recent years has been the example and the influence of that chivalric, stately, and splendid gentleman in the White House.
